Create LYNX files

- Data Entry into res_pubRR.xls (PPL_File tab)
- Select NAME column and change all ',' to '.'
- Create PPL file with LynxRRppl.doc (Copy data into first worksheet tab)
- Run WORD, turn 'Special Characters' ON and check for hidden page breaks (use ABC,
  no merge)
- Copy & Paste into LYNX.PPL file
- SAVE and then COPY into correct directory
- To make BIB # labels:
    OPEN RaceLabs.DOC
    Then MERGE and print on laser labels (1" x 2.75")

Setup LYNX Camera

Iris = 11ish
Zoom = 12.5
Focus = Infinity (5M - check clarity)

Camera must be at least 4' from where the nearest finisher might cross

If auto-detect IP address doesn't work, then set IP addresses to: 192.168.0.xx
                                                                  255.255.255.0
Black Lynx Box Hub = NO

FinishLynx for a Road Race

Start up Lynx
Create a new event (be sure PPL file is in the correct directory)
Set Image Orientation (Blue Camera Icon - SETUP)
Evaluate by ID# (Blue Camera Icon - SETUP)
Automatic Capture (Blue Camera Icon - Capture, Automatic & Pre-Cropped) - check it
 (Put back to MANUAL & uncheck PRE-CROPPED to use capture button, and check what COM
  is used for USB - usually COM4.)
RESULTS/DEFAULT PRECISION (hundreths for track, tenths for XC & road races)
To Manual Start the race... EVENT/MANUAL START/Space Bar
To add xx minutes to the start time... RESULTS/FILTERS, offset must be checked ON,
mm:ss.0 format in box If using ACM - click on 'capture button' with red line 
thru it to activate ACM
Capture some data (pass a hand thru camera)
Crop the picture (unless in ACM mode)
Save the file
30 seconds before first finisher turn on Continuous Capture switch
Crop and Save every 2 minutes (no more than every 2:30 minutes)
Evaluate all runners as you can
Continue Evaluate, Crop, Save every 2 minutes
ALT-K will capture the image displayed
If you want to work on one race while capturing a different race, be sure ACM is 
turned OFF for the race you want to work on, SAVE & CLOSE the event, then turn ACM on 
for the race you want to capture, and then you can open the race you want to work on.  
Test to be sure that ACM captures for the correct event.
To Toggle between races - Alt 1, 2, 3 (warning... Alt F4 closes the program)

Running RP for results

Scan results directory every 30 seconds.
RP should be running on the same system as Lynx (browsers just point to RP files)
Boxes checked are: Competition Name, Event Name, Competition Date, Auto Refresh HTML, 
  Rebuild all HTML
Settings are: Place=Place=30, (Athlete ID=Race#=80), Athlete Name=Pl-Name (age)=190, 
  Affiliation=Sex/Age Grp OR Team=100, Time=70 [AUTO checked], (Liscense=Event=70)
Rebuild ALL HTML on every check - every 55 seconds (ReBuild Special - ON)
RP must have PROCESS FILES checked when running
Can print places 1-n off of RP (be sure OfficeJet LX is default printer)
If you don't want the picture printed then delete the JPG file - for pages 2+ do a 
PRINT PAGES.
Age groups must be created via LIF file and loaded into Excel and managed or RUN the 
BASIC programs.

If you want event records to be include in the HTML results, store as a PST file and 
have box checked ... or ...

Create a LIF file (see excel file TRACK/DUAL_REC.xls for example).  For TRACK events,
you must have the ID# box checked or the Meet Records won't display completely.

Age Group & Team Results

To run either the Age Group and/or the Team results BASIC program you must be sure that 
a LIF file currently exists for any event that you will be timing.  The LIF file must 
look as follows: 

0,0,0,Men_4mi,,
1,,,No Results Yet,,Check back later,,,,,

and in this example the name of the file would be 'Men_4mi.lif'
There must be a second line in the LIF file or the BASIC program will stop.

The BASIC programs are set up to sleep for 30 seconds and to score the Top 5 - make any 
appropriate changes.
There must be a file called '0stop.txt' that has the word 'stop', 'nostop' or 'once' 
as line #1.

Shift F5 to start the BASIC program.
Age Group awards in Excel

- Open LIF file with WORDPAD/NOTEPAD
- Use res_pubRR.xls (LIF tab)
- Copy/Paste LIF file into cell A2
  If it doesn't automatically put in columns then:
    Select column A2 thru last entry
    Data/Text to Columns, delimited (by comma), Finish
- Sort as needed and Print.
    Age Groups (sort F - A)
    By Place   (sort J - A)
- Before printing do a PRINT PREVIEW so you only print the pages needed